Use this poster as a field guide to identify waterbugs in your sample, understand the in-stream habitats they prefer and use the sensitivity scores to rate the health of your waterway.

It can be laminated (or similar) and used with white board markers for longevity.

• Activity Sheet, All, Guide/activity booklet, Lower Primary, Lower Secondary, Poster, Teacher, Upper Primary, Upper Secondary, Water bugs,
• All Regions,

Use Melbourne Water’s beautiful colouring images of waterbugs for education / relaxation.

A mix of waterbugs

Sensitive waterbugs

Mayfly life cycles

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• All Regions,

Use Melbourne Water’s beautiful image of the platypus as a mindful colouring activity.

• Activity Sheet, All, Fauna (animals), Lower Primary, Lower Secondary, Teacher, Upper Primary, Upper Secondary,
• All Regions,

Find out about this introduced fish species and how carp impact on our waterways

• All, Fact sheet, Fauna (animals), Lower Primary, Lower Secondary, Teacher, Upper Primary, Upper Secondary,
• All Regions,

Use these bug outlines to colour in, put in their correct habitat, get student’s to write facts about them or investigate them!

• Activity Sheet, Lower Primary, Suitable age group, Teacher, Topics, Type, Upper Primary, Water bugs,
• All Regions,

Follow the Teachers Guide to support students carrying out the activity – Meandering Map.

• Activity Sheet, Catchments, Lower Primary, Topics, Type, Upper Primary, Waterways,
• Corangamite CMA,

Make your own bug dial so that you can look at individual bugs and the way they move, their tolerance, where they live and special features.

• Activity Sheet, All, Guide/activity booklet, Lower Primary, Lower Secondary, Teacher, Upper Primary, Upper Secondary, Water bugs,
• All Regions,

Find out all about how to create a frog friendly habitat

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• All Regions,

Explore the Natural Water Cycle through South East Water’s interactive game

• All, Catchments, Game, Lower Primary, Lower Secondary, Teacher, Type, Upper Primary, Upper Secondary, Urban Water, Water cycles, Waterways, Website,
• All Regions,

Find out what waterways, towns and geographical features are withing the catchments of north central Victoria;

Upper Loddon Map; Upper Campaspe Map; Upper Avoca River Map; Lower Loddon River Map; Lower Campaspe Map; Lower Avoca Map; Loddon West Map; Loddon East Map; Gunbower Map; Coliban Map; Avon Richardson Map

• Catchments, Lower Primary, Lower Secondary, Map, Teacher, Upper Primary, Upper Secondary, Waterways,
• North Central CMA,

Engaging activities to stimulate minds and consolidate learning in those idle moments in your classroom schedule

• All, Game, General, Guide/activity booklet, Lower Primary, Lower Secondary, Teacher, Upper Primary, Upper Secondary,
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